Rufford Primary School
Primary schoolRufford Primary School is a primary school in Dudley, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 260 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 4 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 59% of pupils at Rufford Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Dudley and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Pedmore High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, February 2023. Attainment 8 of 35.5 (2025/26, provisional)660 m
- Redhill SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 48.0 (2025/26, provisional)870 m
- Peters Hill Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- Old Swinford HospitalSecondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 57.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- The Old Park SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 20241.3 km
- Wollescote Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Dudley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).